Posts Tagged ‘religion’
Serious question: Why isn’t religious hypocrisy used more often against the opponents to same sex marriage?
For the last couple months, I’ve been writing the occasional post – titled #Biblebuffet – indicating the hypocrisy of people who oppose same sex marriage for religious reasons. If you use The Bible to oppose same sex marriage, don’t forget to execute adulterers, people who work on Sundays, and any woman engaging in premarital sex.…
Read MoreMy Jewish daughter understands Easter – and religion – perfectly.
Easter morning. My Jewish children scamper around the house, searching for Easter eggs. Clara, my seven-year-old, says: “I think Easter is about thinking sweet thoughts. Soft things. That’s why we get candy. To make us think of sweet things.” Clara has also told me that she plans to marry someone who isn’t Jewish so she…
Read MoreA simple geographic reminder to those overly insistent, overly-aggressive people of faith
When someone becomes overly insistent and overly aggressive about the truth behind their deeply held religious beliefs, I like to remind them that their deeply held religious beliefs are almost certainly predicated upon geography. For the vast majority of people, religious belief simply correlates to where they spent most of their childhood. It is not…
Read MoreWhy I am a reluctant atheist
I describe myself as a reluctant atheist. Essentially, this means that I do not believe in God, but I wish I did. I have tried to believe. At this point in my life, I simply lack the faith required to believe. Despite reading the Bible cover to cover three times in my life, I have…
Read More“Dinosaurs lived with people” violates the basic human right of not being stupid.
This is an actual science test given to fourth graders in South Carolina. I consider it a human rights violation. Every nine-year-old child has the right to not be stupid. I believe that the teachers administering this test are violating this basic human right. The fact that children are being taught like this is a…
Read MoreI abandoned the Catholic Church at the age of seven. Credit my Catholic mother.
Paul Elie, a senior fellow in the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs at Georgetown, suggests in the New York Times this week that Catholics (of which he is one) give up their faith as a form of protest against the recent practices of their church. Resignation: that’s what American Catholics are feeling…
Read MoreThe recent decision by The Boy Scouts of America has left this Boy Scout rudderless
I’m a man in conflict. You may have heard the news: The Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday announced that it will uphold its existing ban that excludes gays, something the group said was “absolutely the best policy” for the group. “While the BSA does not proactively inquire about the sexual orientation of employees, volunteers,…
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